1. We are called to model our lives after Christ; and Jesus memorized Scripture. 2. It increases our knowledge of who God is, the promises He has made, and who He created us to be! 3. It helps us to live in obedience to God by teaching us how to make God-honouring choices. In this way it equips us against anything that comes our way in life - including temptations! 5. It helps us to better encourage other believers and share the truth with non-believers.
THIS MONTH'S PASSAGE:
1. What is this verse saying to you? 2. How does this verse make you feel? 3. How does this verse apply to your life right now? 4. Think of a time where this verse could have helped you in the past. 5. What does this verse teach you about who you are or who God is?
Past Passages to Revisit:
This is where you'll be able to access all the verses you've already memorized this year or ones you might have missed!
JUNE 2021: "For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift - not from works so that no one can boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
JULY 2021: "Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12
AUGUST 2021: "And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28
SEPTEMBER 2021: "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal" - 2 Corinthians 4:8
OCTOBER 2021: "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" - John 16:33
NOVEMBER 2021: "For the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
DECEMBER 2021: "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." - John 7:38
JANUARY 2022: "But when the fullness of the time has come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." - Galatians 4:4-5
FEBRUARY 2022: "And God is able to bless you abundantly so that in all things at all times having all that you need you will abound in every good work." - 2 Corinthians 9:8
MARCH 2022: "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." - 1 Corinthians 10:13
APRIL 2022: "Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble." - Proverbs 21:23
MAY 2022: "Jesus answered, 'it is written: man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" - Matthew 4:4
"As sin lures the body into sinful action, we call to mind a Christ-revealing word of Scripture and slay the temptation with the superior worth and beauty of Christ over what sin offers" - John Piper